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teacherchops
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 Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:41 pm Post subject: Cornet bore size |
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| I’m a trumpet player who is about to dip into cornet playing. Wondering about advice on cornet bore size. Should I stick with a ML bore like my trumpets or opt for a L bore more like a traditional brass band cornet. |
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Subtropical and Subpar
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It's not as big a deal as you might imagine. The trumpet I've had since high school is a .459 or .460 bore, and my other trumpet is a .438. My cornet is a .485. It's not that much of an adjustment going from one to the other - although I will say that pairing the .485 cornet with a British Brass Band-style funnel mouthpiece is a chore. But C cup and B cup mouthpieces are just fine.
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Dennis78
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I would go with a larger bore than you trumpet
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GeorgeB
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My trumpets are in the .450-.460 range and my Conn Victor Cornet is .485 bore but, honestly, I don't notice much of a difference when playing it.
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Seymor B Fudd
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:53 am Post subject: Re: Cornet bore size |
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| teacherchops wrote: | | I’m a trumpet player who is about to dip into cornet playing. Wondering about advice on cornet bore size. Should I stick with a ML bore like my trumpets or opt for a L bore more like a traditional brass band cornet. |
I wonder if the very design of the horn is the more important variable.
I played a Large Bore Eterna during a major part of my life but decided I should have a new horn. So when testing a lot of fine cornets I got stuck with a Bach Stradivarius. Couldn´t fill it......Thought that I had reached the turning point of old age. Not so- switching back to the Eterna I was young again.
Then for 6-7 years a Getzen 3850 (sold the ERterna, still regretting it), probably large bore - this one I could manage but when I tested a Yamaha 6330II I found that one much more easy to play; a little less "sound" but really good enough.
Bottom line: go for a Getzen Eterna new or used!
Large bore - you will have to test the resistance! What´s good for you!
But playing the cornet might be more difficult than the trumpet - most of the time another register, another sound, requiring more stamina if played in a brass band etc etc.
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Andy Cooper
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Cornet bore size |
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| teacherchops wrote: | | I’m a trumpet player who is about to dip into cornet playing. Wondering about advice on cornet bore size. Should I stick with a ML bore like my trumpets or opt for a L bore more like a traditional brass band cornet. |
How do you plan to use the cornet?
Do you occasionally want a distinctly different sound from your trumpet and flugelhorn in your performances?
Do you have some music you want to play that is difficult on trumpet? (Cornet with the proper mouthpiece makes double and triple tonguing much easier.)
Do you want to join a British style brass band? |
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